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Lake Washington School District installs more than 1,100 new locks in schools

The new locking mechanisms allow teachers to lock classroom doors from the inside; previously, during a lockdown, teachers…

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Sammamish City Council unanimously approves tree retention ordinance

Nearly a year after the Sammamish City Council took emergency action to save more trees on the Plateau,…

Candidates for Issaquah City Council participated in a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters and the city Cable TV Commission on Sept. 30.

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Development, traffic dominate differences in first Issaquah council candidates forum

The League of Women Voters and the Cable TV Commission hosted the Wednesday night candidate forum, broadcast live…

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Will French retires from central Issaquah mail route served since 1978

"Will's our rock star," fellow mail carrier Henrri Morales said.

Creative Children for Charity invited Salmon Days attendees to contribute to their paint-by-numbers mural over the weekend.

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Salmon Days mural breaks record for most contributions to a painting by numbers

Creative Children for Charity reported more than 2,800 people pitched in for the organization's "most contributions to a…

A girl watches Salmon Days from the shoulder of Front Street.

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Don’t Rain On My Parade | Photos from the Salmon Days Grande Parade

Salmon Days opened Saturday to gray and cloudy skies, but apparently no one told the early birds who…

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Money for Alzheimer’s Association

Team Spiritwood Unforgettables raised $2,465.35 for the Alzheimer’s Association 2015 Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

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Museum offers glimpse into the dark underside of Issaquah’s past

On Oct. 17, Issaquah History Museums will offer a chance to walk in the footsteps of Issaquah’s earliest…

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Klahanie Chase bank hit twice in September | Situation ‘very coincidental,’ police say

The Chase Bank located within QFC in the Klahanie Shopping Center was robbed twice in September by unknown…

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Sheriff’s Office on jury duty fraud calls: ‘Just hang up’

The King County Sheriff’s Office warned county residents Tuesday about an ongoing phone scam defrauding victims out of…

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LW Schools Foundation awards $300,000 to district

Students in Lake Washington schools had access to new learning tools thanks to a $300,000 grant from the…

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State GOP to use primary to allocate delegates

The Washington State Republican Party will allocate delegates to the Republican National Convention in accordance with the vote…

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SAMMI nominations open

It’s time to submit nominations for the 15th annual SAMMI Awards event to be held in March 2016.…

Crates and shopping carts held donations from the Mayor’s Month of Concern for the Hungry food drive at the Issaquah-Pine Lake QFC in Sammamish Sept. 12.

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Month of Concern drive brings in more than 50K pounds of food

Eastside volunteers collected more than 50,000 pounds of food for two local food banks during the Eastside’s Month…

A screenshot from the #solvestudenthunger campaign video released Friday.

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21st century campaign aims to end childhood hunger in the Lake Washington School District

Teaming up with Feed Washington, a nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger throughout the state, Hopelink and Pantry Packs…

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Will French, 47-year Issaquah mail carrier, retires Friday

The Issaquah Post Office will hold a retirement party 8 a.m. Friday morning for 47-year mail carrier Will…

The Issaquah High School band marches in the Salmon Days Grande Parade in 2014.

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Salmon Days returns for 46th festival this weekend

The festival's inaugural carnival "was a huge success" in 2014, organizer Brian Twiggs said. "For the 'tweeners ...…

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Council authorizes ‘anchor project’ for the future of city core

The Issaquah City Council has authorized work on proposals for a project that will represent its vision for…

Sammamish Arts Commissioner Margaret Rosenow holds out garden cutters for Sammamish Mayor Tom Vance to use during the community gate ribbon cutting event Sept. 19. The city's ceremonial scissors could not cut the ribbon. Artist Garth Edwards looks on.

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City dedicates new Lower Commons Community Garden Gate

The Sammamish Arts Commission dedicated the new Lower Commons Community Garden gate Sept. 19 at 8:45 a.m.

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Intoxicated man asked not to return to Trader Joe’s | Issaquah Police Blotter, September 18-24

The blotter represents officers' accounts of crimes and incidents in the city of Issaquah. Any person arrested is…